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Florida lawmakers to consider a stack of school choice bills
Editor’s note: Another year, another legislative session, another stack of school-choice bills in Florida. Here’s a roundup of choice legislation that lawmakers will consider in the annual session that begins today. Career Academies: SB 1076 by Sen. John Legg, R-Lutz. Expands the “Career and Professional Education Act (CAPE),” revising requirements... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Parent trigger, career academies, Common Core & more
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